{"product_id":"9780571350483-rough-ideas","title":"Rough Ideas","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReflections on Music and More\u003cbr\u003eIlluminating insights into the life and mind of a top concert pianist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Royal Philharmonic Award for Storytelling 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A rich, endlessly fascinating book.' Philip Pullman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One pleasure after another.' \u003ci\u003eGramophone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The delightful musings of a wise and worldly polymath.' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times,\u003c\/i\u003e Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen Hough is indisputably one of the world's leading pianists, winning global acclaim and numerous awards for his concerts and recordings, as well as being a writer and composer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRough Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e, Hough writes about music and the life of a musician, from exploring the broader aspects of what it is to walk out onto a stage or to make a recording, to specialist tips from deep inside the practice room. He also writes vividly about people, places, literature and art, and touches on more controversial subjects, such as the possibility of the existence of God, and the challenge involved in being a gay Catholic. \u003ci\u003eRough Ideas \u003c\/i\u003eis an illuminating and absorbing introduction into the life and mind of one of our great cultural figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32491573772385,"sku":"9780571350483","price":10.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36340301.jpg?v=1759408726","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571350483-rough-ideas","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}